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The Frostating Court of Appeal will review the sentence imposed on 54‑year‑old Anders Andersen, according to a report by NRK. The decision was confirmed by State Prosecutor Per Morten Schjetne. In September, the Trøndelag District Court sentenced Andersen to 21 years of preventive detention for the murder of 32‑year‑old Sigrid Haugen in Løkken Verk. The appeal concerns only the length of the sentence; the question of guilt will not be re‑examined. The district court found that the murder was premeditated and that Andersen poses a risk of committing further offences. In its judgment, the court described the evidence as “overwhelming and unequivocal.” Haugen was scheduled to work the evening shift at the Bjørnlihiet pub but never arrived. She was later discovered dead in the snow outside the pub. Prosecutors alleged that Andersen used a machete to stab her in the chest and back. Andersen denied criminal responsibility and claimed he did not remember the night of the murder, a statement the court did not accept. This is Andersen’s second murder conviction. He has also been sentenced to preventive detention for violence and threats against a former girlfriend. Article source: Verdens Gang | Image credit: Verdens Gang
The Frostating Court of Appeal will review the sentence imposed on 54‑year‑old Anders Andersen, according to a report by NRK. The decision was confirmed by State Prosecutor Per Morten Schjetne. In September, the Trøndelag District Court sentenced Andersen to 21 years of preventive detention for the murder of 32‑year‑old Sigrid Haugen in Løkken Verk. The appeal concerns only the length of the sentence; the question of guilt will not be re‑examined. The district court found that the murder was premeditated and that Andersen poses a risk of committing further offences. In its judgment, the court described the evidence as “overwhelming and unequivocal.” Haugen was scheduled to work the evening shift at the Bjørnlihiet pub but never arrived. She was later discovered dead in the snow outside the pub. Prosecutors alleged that Andersen used a machete to stab her in the chest and back. Andersen denied criminal responsibility and claimed he did not remember the night of the murder, a statement the court did not accept. This is Andersen’s second murder conviction. He has also been sentenced to preventive detention for violence and threats against a former girlfriend.
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